Performance Management Quiz

What is the primary purpose of analyzing performance data in a Performance Management System (PMS)?

• To punish underperformers

• To identify performance gaps and improve efficiency

• To increase paperwork for managers

• To reduce employee workload

How can AI contribute to Performance Management Systems (PMS)?

• By replacing human managers completely

• By automating performance tracking and predictive analysis

• By ensuring all employees receive equal ratings

• By eliminating the need for direct observation

When providing feedback to an underperforming employee, it's crucial to:

• Focus on personal traits rather than behaviors.

• Deliver feedback in front of their peers to emphasize seriousness.

• Provide specific examples of observed behaviors and their impact.

• Avoid offering any positive reinforcement.

The primary purpose of providing employees with feedback during a performance appraisal to motivate employees to --------

• Apply for managerial positions

• Remove any performance deficiencies

• Revise their performance standards

• Enroll in work-related training

One of the main reasons for the negative attitude of employees towards performance appraisal is:

• It is associated with pay

• It gives away how bad they are

• It tends to become subjective because of poor implementation

• It is not useful for any other organizational activity

Which performance appraisal tool is being used when a supervisor places predetermined percentage of rates into various performance categories?

• Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale

• Graphic Ranking Scale

• Alternation Ranking

• Forced Distribution

Which one of the following is not one of the traditional methods of performance appraisal

• Checklist Method

• Assessment Method

• Graphic rating scale

• None of these

Who developed the concept of MBO

• C.K.Prahalad

• C. Henry Fayol

• D. Likert

• Peter F. Drucker

Before conducting a performance appraisal meeting, a manager prepares by reviewing an employee's past performance data and feedback. What is the next logical step?

• Call the employee for an unscheduled discussion

• Wait for the employee to request a meeting

• Set an agenda and schedule a formal meeting

• Assign a rating without discussing it with the employee

Rewards offered to labours involved in production, are categorized as:

• Salary

• Fringe benefits

• Wage

• Commission